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Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques

Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques is a research topic within Dermatology. Science Explorer counts 20k research works in it since 1950. 13.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the use of hyaluronic acid and other dermal fillers for facial rejuvenation, including their anatomical implications, clinical applications, complications, and adverse reactions. It covers topics such as soft tissue augmentation, aging face, and the safety and efficacy of various filler materials.

  • Hyaluronic Acid
  • Dermal Fillers
  • Facial Rejuvenation
  • Soft Tissue Augmentation
  • Complications
  • Aging Face
  • Cosmetic Surgery
  • Adverse Reactions
  • Anatomy
  • Clinical Implications
Research works
20k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.7k
per year above
Top-10% rate
13.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+39%
the tick is no change

This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

Which countries lead Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.1k and 605 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 1.1k works
  2. 2 China 605 works
  3. 3 Brazil 300 works
  4. 4 India 291 works
  5. 5 South Korea 215 works
  6. 6 Italy 178 works
  7. 7 Türkiye 172 works
  8. 8 United Kingdom 165 works
  9. 9 Japan 114 works
  10. 10 Germany 111 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

United States: 33.2%China: 18.8%Brazil: 9.3%India: 9.0%6 others listed: 29.7%33%largest
United States1,070 · 33.2%China605 · 18.8%Brazil300 · 9.3%India291 · 9.0%6 others listed956 · 29.7%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College publishes the most Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques research, followed by Aesthetic Surgery Center and Plastic Surgery Hospital.

Who are the leading researchers in Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques include Elie A. Akl and Shane D. Morrison.

  1. 1 Elie A. Akl Canada 18k citations
  2. 2 Shane D. Morrison United States 4.6k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques research done?

The largest centres of Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Seoul (South Korea), São Paulo (Brazil) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Naples, Coral Gables and Beirut.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 179 works
  2. 2 Seoul South Korea 128 works
  3. 3 São Paulo Brazil 89 works
  4. 4 Shanghai China 70 works
  5. 5 London United Kingdom 68 works
  6. 6 Istanbul Türkiye 65 works
  7. 7 New York United States 64 works
  8. 8 Moscow Russia 59 works
  9. 9 Tehran Iran 56 works
  10. 10 Guangzhou China 44 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. NaplesUS · 34.0 works91×
  2. Coral GablesUS · 20.6 works9.4×
  3. BeirutLB · 20.1 works7.0×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques?

Among universities, judged by research, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Yonsei University and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%mean 23.03%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Yonsei University College of Dentistry: 15, 45.7%Yonsei University: 28, 34.5%Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College: 45, 10.5%University of Miami: 18, 20.1%Mahidol University: 8, 28.4%Tehran University of Medical Sciences: 15, 21.7%Sechenov University: 13, 9.7%Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences: 10, 22.2%Yale University: 14, 15.2%University of California, Irvine: 11, 22.3%Yonsei University Co…Yonsei UniversityUniversity of MiamiChinese Academy of M…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Yonsei University College of Dentistry?? 73.045.7%271.0×15 +70.9%
2 Yonsei UniversitySouth Korea 65.134.5%8.4×28 +37.3%
3 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 59.310.5%10.4×45 +50.9%
4 University of MiamiUnited States 52.620.1%8.5×18 +66.7%
5 Mahidol UniversityThailand 49.728.4%5.6×8 +392.6%
6 Tehran University of Medical SciencesIran 45.321.7%7.1×15 +41.1%
7 Sechenov UniversityRussia 43.59.7%9.3×13
8 Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesIran 39.322.2%6.3×10 +60.5%
9 Yale UniversityUnited States 33.515.2%3.1×14 +118.6%
10 University of California, IrvineUnited States 32.222.3%4.4×11 +1.9%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.